Registered Nurse Clinical Coordinator (RN) - Telemetry

Tenet • Detroit, MI

3d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse Clinical Coordinator provides staff nursing care while assuming shift-level responsibilities for coordinating the care delivery team. The coordinator helps assign and schedule staff, prioritize and delegate work, evaluate patient care, and ensure the leadership responsibilities of the role are met while maintaining an abbreviated patient care assignment. The position supplements staffing under the direction of the Administrative Director and/or Clinical Manager.

The coordinator serves as a clinical lead and resource for nursing personnel, supports staff development and meetings, monitors staffing schedules and nurse-patient ratios, and collaborates with the manager and staffing office on scheduling changes. The role also facilitates shared decision-making, unit throughput, in-service education, policy and procedure development, process improvement, and peer review. The coordinator may assist with staff interviews, selection, retention, mentoring, and evaluation.

DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital is DMC’s largest hospital, providing services including heart care, cancer care, gerontology, emergency medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and cosmetic services. The hospital also operates outpatient care sites and ambulatory surgery centers throughout Wayne and Oakland Counties.

Requirements

• Associate degree or diploma required.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Michigan.
• One to two years of progressively more responsible experience with evidence of increasing leadership abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize work, delegate to others, and facilitate processes.
• BLS required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Minimum Level 6 of the Promoting Excellence Performance Criteria preferred for internal candidates.
• ACLS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assume shift responsibilities for the care delivery team in addition to the staff nurse role.
• Coordinate care delivery by assigning and scheduling staff and prioritizing, delegating, and evaluating patient care.
• Assist in evaluating patient care provided by nursing staff.
• Serve as lead and clinical resource for nursing personnel.
• Assist the clinical manager in planning and facilitating staff meetings and staff development.
• Monitor schedules prospectively to help ensure adequate nurse-patient ratios; review monthly schedules and communicate staffing changes to the staffing office.
• Facilitate shared decision-making among staff and improve unit throughput during the shift.
• Coordinate or provide in-service programs based on identified patient-care personnel needs.
• May assist the manager with interviewing, selecting, retaining, mentoring, and evaluating staff.
• Participate in developing departmental policies, procedures, and standards.
• Assist with department process improvement and peer review activities.
• Work with the interdisciplinary team to resolve system- and unit-based issues.
• Provide input into nursing staff performance appraisals and assist with staff education as needed.
• Participate in activities pertinent to the unit and hospital.
• Maintain commitment to personal and professional goals.
• Supplement staffing under the direction of the Administrative Director and/or Clinical Manager while maintaining an abbreviated patient care assignment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• Career development and continuing education opportunities.
• Health savings accounts and healthcare-dependent flexible spending accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee discount program.
• Voluntary pet, legal, accident and critical illness, long-term care, elder and childcare, auto, and home insurance benefits.
• Sign-on bonus of up to $25,000, based on relevant experience.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree